Tag: Social issues
Officer shot in Virginia during retrieval of runaway cow
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A police officer was accidentally shot after he and others tried to corral a cow that had escaped from a livestock...
France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
PARIS — More than 150 female sports journalists in France denounced sexism, harassment and discrimination they said they routinely face from colleagues and people...
‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards
NEW YORK — Sacha Baron Cohen's “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night...
Asian American Kansas lawmaker says he was threatened at bar
TOPEKA, Kan. — The only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature says he was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar by...
2nd Canadian to go on trial in China on spying charges
BEIJING — A Beijing court was is expected to put on trial Monday a second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on...
Ava Arpaio, wife of former longtime Arizona sheriff, dies
PHOENIX — Ava Arpaio, the wife of the former longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix who faithfully supported her husband in his controversial political career...
Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title
PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an eighth Formula One title, he will stand alone among the sport's greats. And that might be the...
Spain broadens use of AstraZeneca jab to adults under age 65
MADRID — Spain’s health minister says the country will resume the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults...
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...
Court: U Iowa officials liable for targeting Christian group
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa administrators can be held liable for monetary damages for improperly barring a Christian student group that rejects...
